What did you do to/with your 996 today?

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by theprf » Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:32 pm

I'm reminded of changing a parking brake cable while laying in the snow with one side of my car driven up onto the tallest curb I could find. Back when I lived in Allston, of course.

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by Hatchetf15 » Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:15 pm

Oh, he knows…
32wildbilly wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 11:19 am I feel your pain. I'm due for an oil change and have put that off for weeks because...well...no motivation.

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Post by 5chn3ll » Thu Nov 04, 2021 8:05 am

Heh. I remember doing a "curb job" on my sister's Beetle back in the 80's...the muffler was rotted out, so I cut the bottom out of a Folgers can, snipped the side open, and wrapped the mess around the exhaust with baling wire. Our neighbors were unimpressed with the curbside repairs...

She totaled it a few weeks later, so...no reports on longevity of the repair.

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theprf wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:32 pm I'm reminded of changing a parking brake cable while laying in the snow with one side of my car driven up onto the tallest curb I could find. Back when I lived in Allston, of course.

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by OceanBlue2000 » Thu Nov 04, 2021 8:20 am

5chn3ll wrote: Thu Nov 04, 2021 8:05 am Heh. I remember doing a "curb job" on my sister's Beetle back in the 80's...the muffler was rotted out, so I cut the bottom out of a Folgers can, snipped the side open, and wrapped the mess around the exhaust with baling wire. Our neighbors were unimpressed with the curbside repairs...

She totaled it a few weeks later, so...no reports on longevity of the repair.

You can take the hillbilly off the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the hillbilly.
theprf wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:32 pm I'm reminded of changing a parking brake cable while laying in the snow with one side of my car driven up onto the tallest curb I could find. Back when I lived in Allston, of course.
By "mess" I mean the concrete garage floor has giant pits in it and the previous owner covered this up with industrial carpeting, which keeps my jack from crabbing the way it should: dangerous. Ugh.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 5chn3ll » Fri Nov 05, 2021 3:31 pm

I just jump-started it with my mini jump pack because I'm an idiot and forgot to unplug the cigarette lighter adapter for my new dashcam.

I guess tomorrow I'll finish wiring it up to switched power...

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by sweet victory » Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:00 pm

Put the Maxflo's back on. I think the Super Cups are a bit too loud for me, but I will certainly miss the burbles and noises they made. :(

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by Dr_Strangelove » Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:33 am

It has been 1 week and my switch has still not shipped. That is all. Enjoy driving your cars guys.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 32wildbilly » Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:43 am

THIS is why I have two toy cars just in case...
Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:33 am It has been 1 week and my switch has still not shipped. That is all. Enjoy driving your cars guys.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 5chn3ll » Tue Nov 09, 2021 12:03 pm

I have a spare in stock - let me know if you want me to send it to you.
Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:33 am It has been 1 week and my switch has still not shipped. That is all. Enjoy driving your cars guys.

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by Dr_Strangelove » Tue Nov 09, 2021 12:07 pm

If things get that desperate I'll reach out. The order is with FCP so I imagine it will send eventually. Just glad I didn't pay for the 2-day shipping to wait 7 days for it to ship :lol:
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